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About Kachar Village

Kachar is a large village in Dumaria tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,834, made up of 1,977 males and 1,857 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 321 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kachar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Dumaria
Pincode 824206
Area (hectares) 321 hectares
Population 3,834
Male Population 1,977
Female Population 1,857
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kachar compares

By the 2011 count Kachar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,161 residents. Its 321 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Kachar

Kachar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kachar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kachar from other places

Kachar lies about 78 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kajrat Nawadih, about 33 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kachar
Tehsil headquarters Dumaria 6.4 km
Nearest town Nabīnagar 28 km
Nearest railway station Kajrat Nawadih 33 km
District headquarters Gaya 78 km

Villages closest to Kachar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dumaria tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kachar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachar village had a population of 3,834. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,161 residents.

Kachar village has 1,977 males and 1,857 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachar has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Kachar is 824206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kachar covers 321 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kachar falls under Dumaria tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kachar is Kajrat Nawadih, about 33 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kachar.

Kachar is about 78 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachar is in Dumaria tehsil of Gaya district. Dumaria is about 6.4 km away. Nabīnagar is about 28 km away. Kajrat Nawadih is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Goti Bandh (under 2 km), Sildilia (1.9 km) and Kolsaita (1.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kachar today is likely to be higher.

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